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Archived unit: Pulse and rhythm

Children learn to identify the difference between the pulse and rhythm of a song and consolidate their understanding of these concepts through listening and performing activities.

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This unit has now been replaced by the Year 1 unit Keeping the pulse (Theme: My favourite things). It is no longer being updated.

Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Clap the rhythm of their name.
  • Clap in time to music.
  • Sing the overall shape of a melody.
  • Play in time to music.
  • Copy and create rhythms based on word patterns.
  • Play on the pulse.

Suggested prior learning

Exploring sound

 

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Lessons

Lesson 1: Pulse and rhythm: My favourite things

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Lesson 2: Pulse and rhythm: You’ve got a friend

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Lesson 3: Pulse and rhythm: Dance, dance, dance

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Lesson 4: Pulse and rhythm: Happy

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Lesson 5: Pulse and rhythm: Practice makes perfect

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Key skills

  • Recognising and understanding the
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Key knowledge

  • To know that rhythm
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Key vocabulary

body percussion

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Knowledge organiser: Music – Y1 Pulse and rhythm

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Vocabulary display: Pulse and rhythm – Y1

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Cross-curricular opportunities

English

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  • spell by: segmenting spoken words into phonemes and representing these by graphemes, spelling many correctly’

See 'National curriculum - English key stages 1 and 2'.

 

Physical Education

‘Pupils should be taught to:

  • perform dances using simple movement patterns’

See 'National curriculum - Physical Education key stages 1 and 2'.

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